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Award-Winning Sports & Culture Journalist @PhillyTrib . Media Contributor, BA Student, intellectually curious. @NABJ Priors: @onwurd @andscape .

Philadelphia, PA
Joined December 2010
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Time to include “award-winning” journalist in the bio. Thanks to all who voted and S/O to the Pen & Pencil Club. Not bad for a shy, dorky kid from West Philly. 🙏🏾🏆 ✒️✏️
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The Undisputed Teacher of the Year.
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My definition of “It's a Philly Thing.”
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Barry White explains literally waking up with his deep voice at age 14.
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What’s your favorite moment from an artist interview?
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This was at the end of Hurts’ presser last night. He never gives you much but left a message going out.
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“Hurts’ people actually emailed us in the middle of Season 2 to say that he was a big fan of the show, and if there was ever an opportunity he’d be interested in being on it.”
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There’s nothing better than immediate reactions lol.
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Meet QB1’s management team.
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Lamar, Jalen, Justin, etc. Their impact on youth in our cities cannot be understated.
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Philadelphia sports fans this week:
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This teared me up. No cap.🥹
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For those wondering, Philadelphia is lobbying for the 2026 NBA & NHL all-star games along with the FIFA World Cup. MLB is already secured.
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I’m pretty sure NBC will receive a message from Park Ave. but Harrison is correct.
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Throwback - Once displayed at 8th & Market Streets in Center City Philadelphia.
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Some of you have no idea how much this reunion means to us Gen Xers. 💛
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Also, nothing was more Philly than boul in the stands coaching Ben Simmons. 😂
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I question a Philly fan’s so-called tough reputation if he’s afraid to hit Center City for a basketball game.
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Kobe Bryant reflecting on the Eagles winning Super Bowl LII. 🕊
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Brandon Graham says it doesn’t matter because he has QB1.
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We have two Black QBs starting in a Super Bowl for the first time ever.
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Eagles gotta find a way to extend Smitty.
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Awards season continues for QB1.
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With the news today of BCU not ratifying Ed Reed's contract, this is a good take on why his live post from last week was problematic.
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Also the Pointer Sisters’ legendary “Pinball Number Count” from Sesame Street.
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@MidwinCharles Ms. Jennifer Hawkins. Dance Instructor at Birney School in Michigan.
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South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley wearing a replica of her high school jersey (Dobbins Tech #24 , Philadelphia).
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I don’t think DC has a chance tonight. 📸: @Eagles
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“And let’s put them lil’ sexy a** Kelly greens back on…” #FlyEaglesFly
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Hakim’s Bookstore in West Philly received its state historical marker today. 📚
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The Tush Push play stays legal for next season.
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I can't say enough about how beautiful this mural is. Especially up close.
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Best first pitch I’ve ever seen. No other is remotely close. ⚾️
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He’s taken, ladies. It’s over now.
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A youth football player today at camp: “OMG, OMG, I have Jalen Hurts’ autograph…best QB in the world!
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Repulsive and unnecessary. There's no excuse for this.
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SHE DID IT!!!
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Eagles QB Jalen Hurts in a new ad for Eastbay.
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Best Philly. 🫶🏾
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It’s a Groove Theory day. 🎶
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Clair: “Why do we have four children?” Cliff: “Because we didn't want five.” Later comes Sondra...the fifth AND oldest child. 👀
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What’s some of your favorite continuity errors in sitcoms?
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R.I.P. William Hart, lead singer of the Delfonics. A falsetto icon who helped put Philly Soul on the map.
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Those Peacocks strutting on I-76:
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R.I.P. Thom Bell. A mastermind behind the Sound of Philadelphia (The Delfonics, Stylistics, Spinners, and many more). 🎶🕊
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Jackson State has four players in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. That’s twice as many as the University of Utah.
I wonder how this clown is feeling about Shedeur Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes today… “He played at a JUCO with his daddy.” GTFOH
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Jalen Hurts jogging off into a bye at 8-1. Best record in the NFL. #FlyEaglesFly
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8-year-old Irene Cara performing on The Original Amateur Hour (1967).
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My favorite Jim Gardner moment, just last year. The look on @duciswild ’s face says it all. 🤣
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Per NFL: Jalen Hurts is the fourth QB ever with at least 3,000 passing yards, 20 TD passes & 10 rushing TDs in a single season, joining Kyler Murray (2020), Cam Newton (2011 and 2015), and Kordell Stewart (1997).
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Jalen Hurts had All-Pro LB Fred Warner frozen for roughly 4 seconds. This is how the offense works.
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Jalen Hurts mic’d up at the Pro Bowl Games. Wait for it…
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This is my favorite footage of dialogue from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The entire interview is profound in many ways. #MLKDay
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Eagles fans after Josh Allen makes the Madden 24 cover:
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One of my first recollections of Harry Belafonte was when he guest-starred on the Muppet Show.
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When your Uncle Drew is lit at the cookout.
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“I ran and they couldn’t get me.” - Jalen Hurts
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This right here…
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For the one trillionth time, this is Iverson’s aunt. Not his mother lol.
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Allen Iverson’s mom braiding his hair mid game will forever be iconic 😂
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James Earl Jones. The man, the actor, the voice. 🎂
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Allen Iverson statement on Kobe Bryant:
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Jonathan Owens (husband of 4x Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles) with the scoop & score.
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Back when I interviewed Jason Kelce on returning for 2023 before the screening of his Prime documentary. #FlyEaglesFly
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He’s wearing the hat again. #ByAnyMeans
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Black athletic expression has been policed for well over a century. Now targeted towards Black women. As with regular life, they are always reminded not to overstep their existence in certain spaces.
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Happy Founders’ Day to all my DST friends.🔺📽️: Fisk University, 1960s.
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Regina King did the damn thing again in #TheHarderTheyFall
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Happy #HipHop50thAnniversary 🎧🎛️🎚️ 📹: Will Smith
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“HAPPEN TO BE BLACK” is an interesting caption.
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Purging my camera roll but came across this video…
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What Chiefs OC Eric Bieniemy saw on film to twice fool the Eagles defense. For them not to correct this is coaching malpractice.
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Aqib Talib might the closest pro football gets to a Snoop in the booth. I’m here for it.
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Just say it.
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Notice this picture of Jordan Love—There’s absolutely ZERO drip. No gold chains, no diamonds, no designer, just pure focus and a great smile. There’s levels to this
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Our mother passed over the weekend. It’s a colossal blow, of course yet we also can't wait to celebrate her life. So many stories to share. Watching the Phillies reach the World Series during this difficult time certainly helps through the pain & sorrow. ❤️🙏🏾
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Teams approach players all the time about reworking contracts. Yet, the way this one went down was classless, nasty, and vicious.
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Eagles QB Jalen Hurts receives his Master’s Degree in Human Relations from the University of Oklahoma. Also peep his stole as a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
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No one in Philadelphia speaks like “Sixers Are My Jawn” unless they just moved here last night. SMH.
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Hurts arriving at the stadium wearing a Louis Vuitton Leather Mix Biker jacket. #FlyEaglesFly
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Sneak peek. 👀
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I asked Jalen Hurts today if it's been a smooth transition with Brian Johnson as offensive coordinator. #FlyEaglesFly
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We truly need an extensive documentary on Gamble & Huff. Their story is innately interesting.
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Forever Mine • The O’Jays [1979] 🌐 Gamble & Huff on the prod 🤝🏽
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DeVonta Smith on his TD reception. #FlyEaglesFly
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*I’m just now learning that Darren Waller is the great-grandson of legendary jazz musician Fats Waller. 🏈 🎹
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Now a Hampton University graduate. 👩🏽‍🎓🎓
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On this day, August 18, 2014, pitching sensation Mo’ne Davis became the first little league player to be featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated.
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Brilliant. So much shade one portrait. 😂
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It seems evident that a lot of natives have not been downtown since their grade school trips to the Liberty Bell. 🤣
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Me: I have big plans for the holiday weekend. Bill auto pay:
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I just saw the video of Philly police shooting a man dead in the street for allegedly having something in his hand. I'm angry AF.
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Top 10 #NFL jersey sales for October 2021 (via NFL Shop): 1. Tom Brady 2. Dak Prescott 3. Josh Allen 4. CeeDee Lamb 5. Patrick Mahomes 6. Mac Jones 7. Justin Herbert 8. Lamar Jackson 9. Derrick Henry 10. Aaron Rodgers
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Best believe, they’ll remember and cherish those times. ❤️
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Akon defends Nick Cannon having numerous kids with multiple women, says events with children like dance recitals aren't important: "That's a White man's thing. Who gives a f*ck about a recital?"
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Eagles LB Haason Reddick currently has 9 sacks in 2022, 11 in 2021 (CAR), 12.5 in 2020 (ARZ). He needs one more to become the 1st player to record at least 10 sacks in three consecutive seasons with three different teams. Sacks became an official NFL stat in 1982. #FlyEaglesFly
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ICYDK: Howard became the first Black player on the Yankees (1955).
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. @joshhart rocking the jersey of his great uncle, @Yankees legend Elston Howard.
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Eagles safety Kevin Byard on coming back to his West Philly roots and adjusting to the team. #FlyEaglesFly
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Some footage I didn't expect last night...Eagles defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon shaking hands with some of the writers including myself.
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I'm told the city will unveil a new art installation later this year to honor Dawn Staley.
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